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When I start setting up our 55 gal Af. Cichlid tank in a few weeks, I was planning on using either an Eheim or Magnum canister filter, or possibly a Marineland Tidepool sump-type system. My question is, do both of these type filters require tank drilling/plumbing? I don't know how I would go...

We have 2 african cichlids, a red zebra and a cobalt blue. We don't know what sex they are and we didn't think it would matter, being as they're different species. So our larger red zebra has about 4-5 egg spots on it's anal fin. The blue one has only one spot. So we figured blue=female...

I was wondering how many of you have named your fish... The best thing about a new fish is watching it interact and learning its personality. It took us about a week for us to come up with our guys' names. Af. cichlids are: Red Zebra - OJ aka Orenthal James Blue Cobalt - AC aka Al Cowlings...

We're thinking of changing our substrate to sand and adding some local rock... af. cichlids just don't look right in all these plastic decorations. First question, there's a creek nearby that has all a bunch of shale pieces that we can pick up... will this affect water params at all? Secondly...

Our red zebra af. cichlid has something wrong with his mouth. It looks like his mouth is sort of stretched out a bit and he can't seem to open it very wide. He can barely get flakes in his mouth but he seems eager to eat. Almost like he's got something stuck in there... we are WORRIED. Anyone...

We're having an orangeish algae growth starting to cover some of our tank decorations and now it is showing up on the front of the tank as well. AA, I come to you. :) In your collective experience, what is the best way for us to dispatch of this stuff? It looks alright on the roman columns...

We have two african cichlids, a blue and a red zebra. Bluey is doing great but we noticed today that the red zebra has almost stopped using his right side fin. I don't know what the name of that fin is, but it comes out from the side of his body, right by the gills. It doesn't appear to be...

I was looking around on LiveAquaria's freshwater plants and I noticed that they all have preferred pH levels that top out around 7.5. We have a high pH, high alkalinity tank for african cichilds. Are there any plants that we could use? Ryan

My constant web surfing brought along these laser modules that supposedly "good" for your fish. I was just thinking how could lasers would look in a fish tank. Any experiences? Ryan

Ok, so I got home today to find out that my roomate had gone to the LFS and bought two african cichlids without telling me about his plans at all. Our tank was empty so there's no other fish to harass and the guy at the store said our water sample was good for cichlids. We now have a red and a...

I think we definitely fell victim to NTS... as of this afternoon, we now have 2 of the original 8 fish we had. Catfish, go figure. All of my test results are within tolerable ranges. But I don't know what our ammonia level is at, I've used Ammo-lock and I hear it throws off test results...

We have one leopard danio in our 12 gal tank that seems to be doing well in the high pH water. But I have another 5 gal tank that's been running (fishless) for 5 days. I'd like to move the danio to my new tank before the cichlids get him. The problem is, the big tank has a pH of like 8.2 and...

Came home from work tonight, Lennie, my bala is dead. :( :( :( George isn't gonna make it through the night. Should i put him to sleep?? Ryan

Out of pure curiosity, how many hours a week do you saltwater folks figure you spend on maintenance per week? How about some rough estimates as to how much you've invested in your tank? This is something I'm looking forward to several years down the road. :D

Alright, when we first started cycling our tank, we got 4 danios to start the process - 3 zebras and one leopard. All the zebras are now gone. Later on we added 3 firemouth cichlids but they're not very big yet so the danios and cichilds are roughly the same size. We also have 2 bala sharks...

I've been wondering what this formula is based on. I assume aeration, tank shape, water quality, upkeep, filtration and such would make a big difference. I seem to remember reading somewhere that higher aeration allowed for more fish. Is the 1 inch per gallon based on the amount of room they...

Just a corollary to my last post about our terrible water, has anyone used the Water Softener Pillow from Aquarium Pharmaceuticals? I've heard a couple people recommend them and I'm just wondering if you guys have had any experience with it. Ryan

Damn, this hobby is addictive! Our eclipse system 12 is up and running well, the firemouth cichlids seem to be thriving in our high alkaline, high pH water. The only problem is, since my roomate insisted we have cichlids in the big tank, I can't get neons or they'll be eaten. (We've lost 2...

I have a question for the group, how much darkness do fish require? Living a college lifestyle and working at a bar, I don't typically get to bed till 5 am. We have the timer on the tank set to come on at about 2:30 in the afternoon and turn off at 2:30 am. Of course, we are all up a lot...

I've always wondered and me and my roomate have been arguing for the last hour. Hehe :lol:

Hey all, I've been lurking here for a while finding some great advice and friendly people. I figured it was time i registered and get some help. I have an Eclipse System 12 gallon tank and am just starting it up. I had a 10 gallon back in jr. high but I don't remember having nearly as many...